英语小达人 47 The boy who was almost forgotten

 　　The boy who was almost forgotten

　　几乎遭人遗忘的男孩

　　It was a Tuesday afternoon when Kevin arrived at the city's local group home for children without parents. He had been living in an old rundown house with his four other siblings¹ and their mother, who was badly addicted² to drugs.

　　星期二下午，凯文来到当地一间收留孤儿的市立团体之家。他一直和有严重毒瘾的母亲，以及四个兄弟姐妹住在一间失修的旧房子。

　　The house was in terrible condition and pased dangers for the children. Their mother was also in a bad state and did little to care for her children, so child protection services stepped in and placed in foster care.

　　由于房子的状况很糟，对孩童很危险，而他们的母亲情况同样糟，根本对自己的孩子不闻不问，因此儿童保护服务介入，并将这些孩子安置在寄养机构。

　　When Kevin first came to the home, he had many problems that prevented him from making friends easily. He would often throw a fit for attention or sit in a cornor crying. He fought with other children and didn't know how to control his emotions.

　　当凯文刚来到团体之家时，他有很多问题，而没办法轻易交到朋友。他常会大发雷霆吸引注意力，或坐在角落哭泣，他和其他孩子打架，不知道要怎样控制情绪。

　　Finally, after a year of hard work from the staff at the foster home Kevin had softened³ up a bit and learned to trust again. A family adopted Kevin. They were determined⁴ to love and give Kevin what he needed to be a healthy and happy child.

　　过了一年，经过寄养机构员工的努力，凯文终于有些软化，学会再次相信别人，一个家庭收养凯文，他们决定要好好爱凯文，给他所需的一切，并让他成为健康快乐的孩子。

1 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

2 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

3 softened   

（使）变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 )； 缓解打击； 缓和； 安慰

参考例句：

• His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
• The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。